Dressed to Impress!

Today was our first day at The Village Church Dallas at Northway...whew that's a mouthful! It was a really neat service, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a little misty-eyed at the end! For the worship time, we mostly sang older hymns that took me back to the good ol' days at my Gran-D's church. And then their preacher gave a small sermon and then we prayed over the new staff. Starting next Sunday, it will feel more like the Village... but today was a celebration of how Northway has transformed over the years. Since it was a pretty big occasion, Harper had to wear her finest clothes! She wore such a beautiful dress that my dad got her when she was born. We haven't had an occasion nice enough for her to wear it, so I figured today was the perfect day. I took some pictures of her once we got home... Enjoy!

Lookin' fancy!

She's probably annoyed with the amount of pictures I was taking!

Who are you and what are you doing in my chair?

Checking out her daddy while loving on her lamb

Dancin' in the streets of New York City...

Little Leah (my sister) is finally in New York! Her internship with Seventeen magazine started yesterday, and she has already sorted through more shoes than anyone should deal with in a life time! I am so proud of her and all that she has accomplished. I wish that everyone could know her... she's amazing! She has started a blog (asummerinthecity.blogspot.com), so go check it out and follow her journey this summer! I love you, Leah.... and I love that picture of you so much that I had to share it with the blog world. You're welcome. 

A Day at the Arboretum.... again

This membership to the Arboretum is really useful! We only went out for an hour today to eat lunch, but it was a nice break away from the house. We probably would've stayed longer, but a pesky squirrel was feeling too comfortable with us and getting WAY too close for my liking. Let's be honest, squirrels kind of freak me out. So when he almost stepped onto our blanket, I packed things up, and we just walked around. And then when I was sweating buckets, I decided it was time for us to head home.  It is only May 29, and it is blazing hot outside! Things aren't looking up for our summer here in Dallas! Here are some pictures from our short time outside today. Enjoy! 

I love her sweet little smirk! 

Who doesn't love the open mouth smile?!?! 

Our new friend... the brave squirrel

I took a lot of flower pictures, and this was the only one I was actually proud of. I know NOTHING about my camera, so having that blurry background was honestly a mistake... but I loved it! 

Not from the arboretum... just capturing a tired girl. 

She fell sleep while being burped after her night time feeding. 

Sweet thing didn't make a peep when we put her in bed! 

Introducing...

Maddox Warner Pardue

5/28

10:28pm

7 lbs, 15 oz

21 inches

We are so excited for Jeff, Kacy, and Lake!!! And we can't wait to meet Maddox soon (hopefully!). How precious is that picture?!?!?! I know that Lake is going to be a great big brother! 

Splish, Splash... Harper loves her bath!

Bath time is such a fun time here at our house. Harper definitely loves it so much, and I think she looks forward to it every day! Yes, I know babies don't need baths every day... when you see her splashing around, you will see why we do it. It has established a good night time routine for her, and I know that has contributed to her fabulous sleeping ability! Here are some pictures of her favorite part of the day!

            She loves her hair/head massage...just like her momma!

                Corby brushed all of her hair forward... ridiculous!

These videos aren't as great as the first one. It's as if the washcloth was restricting her movement or something. Oh well... you get the idea... she likes her bath! 

It's a bird...It's a plane...

It's Super Harper! Clearly, my face looks more excited, but I promise she really liked this. It was one of the activities from Productive Parenting, and we've continued to do it every day! She is proving to be "Super Harper" with her sleeping the last few days. She has been going to bed a little before 9 each night and most mornings not getting up until 8:15ish!!! This is quite an accomplishment... one that I hope lasts for a very long time. 

On a very fun note, Harper is about to have another cousin. My sister-in-law Kacy will be induced tomorrow, so we are praying that everything goes well. Lake is going to be a great big brother!!! We can't wait to see pictures of sweet Maddox!!! 

A creature of habit

It is definitely a good thing that Harper prefers to sleep in her own bed, but that doesn't work out very well when we're out of town. She thoroughly enjoyed meeting her great-grandma, great aunt and uncle, and cousins... but they might have enjoyed it more had she not been so grumpy! She simply wouldn't nap for very long, so she was very fussy all day Saturday. And then since I bragged about how well she sleeps at night to my aunt and uncle, she chose to not fall asleep until I was finally in the room. So naturally, last night once we were home, she slept from 9pm-7:30 this morning! She was a tired girl!!! But she did have a great time, and I'm so thankful she got to meet that side of the family... especially my 93-year-old grandma! Since her health isn't the greatest, I wanted to make sure she got to meet her! Here are some pictures from our time in Oklahoma City. Enjoy! 

Aunt Jeanie loving on Harper

Harper was in a good mood for a while since she was in only a diaper, 

so we snapped some pictures with Mee-Maw!

Taking a cat nap on her great aunt

She LOVED falling asleep in her Mee-Maw's arms

She loved swinging on the porch swing with her Papa G

Very worn out from the day's festivities

And clearly, she wasn't the only one who needed some rest!